PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): About 1,000 children were infected with smallpox during the past one month in northern Baghlan province, health officials say.
Dr. Najmuddin, a pediatrician at Baghlan Provincial Hospital, told Pajhwok that smallpox cases among children had surged this year compared to previous years.
“We had no such large number of children infected with smallpox in the past years. The number is high this year. However, the infectious disease is in its early stages, the number of infected children may increase.”
He said about 1000 children suffering from smallpox were hospitalized in districts and Pul-i-Khumri . . .
